uncover
verb
un·cov·er
ən-ˈkə-vər 
uncovered; uncovering; uncovers
2
: to expose to view by removing some covering
3
a
: to take the cover from
b
: to remove the hat from
uncovered his head
4
: to deprive of protection
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Examples of uncover in a Sentence
Police uncovered a criminal plot.
Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
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An attacker could use the times and phone numbers of calls—the records that AT&T lost in a massive data breach uncovered in July—for a variety of impersonation and spoofing attacks.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
To uncover the truth about a pernicious insurance industry practice, staffers with the New York’s state attorney general’s office decided to tell a series of lies.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Chill turkey, uncovered, at least 12 hours or up to 36 hours.
—Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
To uncover the truth about a pernicious insurance industry practice, staffers with the New York’s state attorney general’s office decided to tell a series of lies.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Chill turkey, uncovered, at least 12 hours or up to 36 hours.
—Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for uncover
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncover. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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uncover
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un·cov·er
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